Foreground service not receiving location updates in Android 7.0+ when screen is off

Question

I am trying to create an Android application that continuously logs device location data in realtime while the device screen is off. My code works correctly with Android 6.0 and

Answer 1

I've spent the past week trying to get Location Services in Foreground. Finally got it working by including this in the manifest.

android:foregroundServiceType="location"

I hope this can help someone in the future!